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Endocrinology-metabolism / Review
Differences among skeletal muscle mass indices derived from height-, weight-, and body mass index-adjusted models in assessing sarcopenia
Kyoung Min Kim, Hak Chul Jang, Soo Lim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):643-650. Published online June 22, 2016
Aging processes are inevitably accompanied by structural and functional changes in vital organs. Skeletal muscle, which accounts for 40% of total body weight, deteriorates quantitatively and qualitatively with aging. Skeletal muscle is known to play diverse crucial physical and metabolic roles in hu..
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